Swans worry as Flores suffers ankle injury that could put him out of cup final

Chico Flores could miss Swansea's Capital One Cup final date with Bradford after suffering an ankle injury in the emphatic 4-1 win over QPR.

The Spaniard was stretchered off just after the half-hour mark having twisted his ankle attempting to make a low clearing header and he was later spotted leaving the Liberty Stadium on crutches.

A fracture has been ruled out and Flores will travel to Dubai for next week's warm-weather training camp.

Unfortunate: Chico Flores is stretched off after picking up the injury which could cost him a place in the final

But Laudrup admits an injury to one of his key players is an unwelcome headache, just two weeks before the Welsh club's first major cup final.

He said: 'We have to wait to see if it is only a twisted ankle or it could be more damage with the ligaments.

'We have to wait for the scan but if it is ligaments he would definitely be out of the final.

'We will see first if there is anything that needs surgery, the more things we can exclude right now the better.

'If it is ligament damage we need to see how bad it is and make a decision from there.'

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Flores' injury was the only negative as Swansea hammered QPR for the second time this season, having triumphed 5-0 at Loftus Road on the opening day of the season.

Early strikes from Michu and Angel Rangel set the hosts on their way at the Liberty Stadium.

Substitute Bobby Zamora pulled a goal back for the Rs, only for Pablo Hernandez to restore Swansea's advantage with an excellent finish before Michu added his 18th of the season.

It marked the first time three Spaniards have scored for one club in a Premier League game, and Michu's double ended a run of six games without a goal for the forward.

But Laudrup said his lack of goals in recent week was never a concern.

'Maybe it was a bigger problem for him than us,' he said.

'For me who scores is not important, but he had been scoring a lot and then had a run without them, but that happens to everybody.

'He is not even a centre-forward, he is an offensive midfielder who can play there and score goals. But he does more than waiting for the ball up front, he works hard for us and he has never been a problem for us, even if he has not been scoring goals.